Thomas England Duncan

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Thomas England AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Duncan AWMM

Nama Hōia

25841 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Whānautanga mai

24 Feb 1917 AWMM

Tuhinga mō te whānautanga

Son of Samuel and Mako Duncan, of Wharepaina

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 January 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-england-duncan

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

Unknown AWMM Reporoa, New Zealand AWMM

Uri kiritahi

Mrs Puke (mother), Reporoa, New Zealand AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

Western Desert AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Army AWMM

Nama Hōia

25841 AWMM

Mētara me ngā Tohu

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  04 Nov 1941 AWMM
  London Gazette 4/11/1941 "On the 22 May 1941 this soldier was required to go out and take individual action against two or three parachutists landed in front of position; he accounted for at least two. At Maleme on 23 May 1941 he volunteered to go out and silence an enemy machine-gun post which was giving his company trouble. Single-handed he closed with the post and bombed it, killing nine Germans, capturing the gun and ammunition, which were subsequently used against the enemy." The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Duncan, Thomas England. (Ref. WO 373/27/365). Military Medal. AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Te urunga

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Corporal/Military Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Matenga

24 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Rotorua AWMM
• Memorial Wall, Reporoa Memorial Hall AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the undermentioned awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 4 November 1941, p.6359.). Military Medal.
  http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35333/supplements/6359
  Further Reference
• The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Duncan, Thomas England. (Ref. WO 373/27/365). Military Medal.
  http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7362875
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2218086
  Sources Used
• Smith, L. (2025, April 25). Anzac Day in Reporoa to feature unveiling of settler families’ photo wall. Rotorua Daily Post. NZ Herald.
  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/anzac-day-in-reporoa-to-feature-unveiling-of-settler-families-photo-wall/3UUKSSGWPFA7BPDFLER2SDXAVA/
  Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 3: WW2 133
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  pp.90, 104, 145, 149.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Beattie, P.J. and Pomeroy, M.J. (2016). Gallant Acts and Noble Deeds: New Zealand army honours and awards for the Second World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Fair Dinkum Publications.; P.J. Beattie and M.J. Pomeroy, 2016.
  p.92
• Wills, A., Shearer, C., Donelley, S., & Willis, A. (2025). Reporoa RSA memorial wall: A community tribute (2nd ed.). Reporoa RSA.